Vol. 64 — Sofrito at Noon, Lechón on Sunday
Puerto Rico
From the San Juan panadería to the Guavate road
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Café con leche at the panadería, sofrito in the blender, plantains in every form. Puerto Rico is tasted at the bakery counter, at the coastal kiosk and at a family table that always has room for one more.
Chapter One
The panadería, before the heat
The day begins at the panadería: pan sobao still warm, a mallorca under powdered sugar, café con leche poured strong from island-grown beans.
The counter is a meeting point — neighbours, workers, grandparents — and the conversation is as much a part of breakfast as the bread.
Everyone wants the pegao — the crisp rice at the bottom of the caldero.
— At the Sunday table
Chapter Two
Sofrito, plantains and the caldero
Almost everything starts with sofrito — culantro, ají dulce, garlic and peppers. Plantains arrive twice-fried as tostones, sweet as maduros, mashed with garlic into mofongo.
Arroz con gandules is the dish of pride, cooked in the caldero until the bottom turns golden.
Pastelón, sancocho, coquito — the island's dishes, kept close at home.
Chapter Three
Lechón, the parranda and the way home
Lechón on the Guavate road, alcapurrias at Piñones, pasteles and coquito at Christmas. On the island and across the U.S. mainland, these are the dishes that bring Puerto Rican families home.
Apron — the family cook
Blanket — Puerto Rico
Poster — the kitchen wall
Vol. 64 — Sofrito at Noon, Lechón on Sunday — the pieces
Shop the Puerto Rico pieces
Everything photographed in this issue that is currently in the studio.
Puerto Rico · Apron
Puerto Rico Food Apron
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Puerto Rico · Blanket
Puerto Rico Food Blanket
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Puerto Rico · Food poster
Puerto Rico Food Poster Black
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Puerto Rico · Food poster
Puerto Rico Food Poster Pink
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Puerto Rico · Food poster
Puerto Rico Food Poster White
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The Collection
The Puerto Rico Collection
Mofongo, tostones, arroz con gandules, lechón and coquito — the Puerto Rican table illustrated for walls, kitchens and thoughtful Puerto Rican heritage gifts.
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